![]() ![]() Texts will be read in English translation. Students will be introduced to a range of primary evidence comprising military artefacts, medieval historical and literary texts dealing with chivalry, and artistic evidence such as heraldry. c) Chivalry as a code of behaviour, including study of ideologies and criticism of chivalry. b) Knights as a social group, including study of social status, terminology, customs, food and clothing, relations between the sexes, and heraldry. These will be based on three thematic clusters: a) Knighthood as a military institution, including study of warfare, arms and armour, and tournaments. This is a thematic module, drawing on material from France, Germany, the Low Countries and the British Isles, which will explore a broad range of themes associated with knighthood and its values.
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